Autograph letter signed : Orpington, Kent, to William A. Turner, 1878 Oct. 12.

Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898

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Lewis Carroll, born Charles Lutwidge Dodson was born in England at Daresbury, Cheshire, to Charles Dodgson, an Anglican clergyman, and his wife Frances Jane Lutwidge on January 27, 1832. In 1851, Dodgson matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford, and in 1855 was appointed to a mathematical lectureship in that college, of which he remained a member for the rest of his life. A lifelong interest in writing, combined with a predisposition for story telling, word play, and games, led to a unique liter...

Turner, William A.,

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Fales, DeCoursey, 1888-1966

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Banker, art collector; New York City. From the description of Selected items from the autograph collection of De Coursey Fales, 1838-1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122502626 De Coursey Fales (1888-1966) was a New York City lawyer and banker who collected books and manuscripts. He donated his book collection to New York University and split his manuscript gifts between N.Y.U. and the New York Public Library. From the description of De Coursey Fales autograph...

Allen, George, 1832-1907

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English engraver and publisher. From the description of Autograph note signed : Keston, Kent, to Robert Chester of Smith, Elder and Co., 1872 Oct. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270132405 English publisher and engraver and friend and associate of John Ruskin. From the description of A history of the reissue of "The seven lamps of architecture" in 1880 : autograph manuscript : London, Oct. 16, 1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 722392686 Ruskin's pu...